Not eating

[Sonora]

We got a leaopard gecko, sonora, about 8-9 months ago. Everything has been going great. The past 4 days she wont eat anything. Tonight it looked like her nose and mouth were wet, almost like it was going to start running out but it wasnt. Is she sick? We are pretty new to this so need some help. Thanks

 

[Tommy13b]

Im not sure about the wet nose, But she may be ovulating(sorry if i spelled it wrong), But females usually go off food for a bit when they begin to produce eggs, it makes sence because breeding season is here for some of us.

 

[Sonora]

Hmm never thought of that. How long will she not want to eat then? Should we be concerned after a cetain amount of time?

 

[roger]

The most obvious is to make sure her temps are warm enough.What temp is the warm end at.It needs to be 90-95 deg on the warm end.

 

[Sonora]

Well her nose and mouth dont look dripy anymore. She ate 2 crickets today but that was it. The temp above the heating pad is 91 degrees. I checked it last night. I kept the red heating lamp on her all night and she sat in her water most of the night.

 

[Stomlin35]

Do you have a humid hide for her? Laying in the water dish is not usually a good sign... when was the last time she shed?

 

[Sonora]

We put a humid hide in her cage but she was scared and wouldnt leave the normal cave until we removed it. She hasnt sat in the water all day it was jsut during the night she seemed to. As far as shedding she usaully eats it right away. We usally know she will when she wont eat for a day or two then the next day you can tell. She hasnt really been eating at all so we are not sure.